While the proclamation is a start in taking a stand against racism, we do not believe it resolves the issue. To resolve racism, we must identify where the problem is most transparent and intervene in that area. The proclamation to condemn racism was initiated by the Clovis City Council in...
Is This Campaign Ad Racist? Or Does It Just Call a Candidate Corrupt?
The incumbent in a race for a college trustee seat says a campaign attack ad against him, mailed to voters, is racist. The flyer in question depicts Eric Payne, who is Black and is running for his third term on the State Center Community College District board, in less than...
2020 Election: Who’s Running for School Boards?
While the November ballot will have a major race on top of the ticket — president of the United States — there will be no races for city or county elected offices. The Fresno mayoral and council races were wrapped up in the March primary. Same with county supervisor races....
Clovis Readies Plan to Charge Builders More for New Water Supply
Home and commercial developers looking to build in Clovis will pay more for water under a plan adopted by city council members Monday. The new charge will help defray $35 million in costs the city will incur to secure additional water supplies from the Fresno Irrigation District, needed to support...
Incumbents Headed Toward Clovis Re-Election
Three Clovis city council incumbents appear headed for re-election, preliminary results show. With 100% of the precincts reporting, Bob Whalen (32%), Drew Bessinger (31%) and Jose Flores (29%) appear to be headed back to City Hall. Challenger Maeketah Rivera drew 8% of the 20,633 votes counted thus far. In the...
Face-Off for Clovis City Council: Growth Is Hot Topic
The four candidates for three spots on the Clovis City Council have two things in common: They all work in law enforcement or the criminal justice system, and they are all Republican. But, that’s where the similarities end. Three of the four are experienced incumbents in a city where turnover...
Face-Off for Clovis City Council: Growth Is Hot Topic
The four candidates for three spots on the Clovis City Council have two things in common: They all work in law enforcement or the criminal justice system, and they are all Republican. But, that’s where the similarities end. Three of the four are experienced incumbents in a city where turnover...
Four Candidates Run for Three Spots in 2019 Clovis Election
Four candidates will vie for three positions in the Clovis City Council election this March. Incumbents Drew Bessinger, Jose Flores, and Bob Whalen are seeking re-election, while Maeketah Rivera hopes to unseat one of them. Clovis elects its members-at-large, meaning for this election that the top three vote-getters win. There are five...
Rail Fail? Richards Answers Patterson’s HSR Questions
Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) had his chance on Thursday (Nov. 29) to confront high-speed rail leadership over a state audit, which blames high costs and delays on mismanagement of the project. HSR board vice chair Tom Richards, also from Fresno, defended the decision to begin building tracks in the Central...
California’s Cannabis Chief Regulator: It ‘Costs Businesses’
Could too many regulations for the burgeoning cannabis industry deter entry into the market? That's the question the state agency in charge of regulating cannabis grapples with. “We’re not pleasing anybody with our regs, whether it’s the industry, the city or the police chiefs, not everybody is happy,” Lori Ajax,...